One thing I didn’t mention when I mentioned my walk down to town for a study day last Thursday was that I was feeling a bit under the weather. I was very glad to get a lift back home at the end of the evening and for the chance to be able to collapse into bed. It wasn’t just tiredness because I hardly managed to do anything all weekend apart from, fortunately, arrange for someone else to look after the music at church on Sunday. This week I’ve been back at work but have been having to ease my way back into things and I’m still a little way short of full operational strength.

I will be glad to leave this bout of sickness — I think it probably was a touch of flu — safely behind me!